Noam Cohen
@noamcohen.bsky.social
Journalist who’s interested in what’s true on the Internet and who decides, which means I like to write stories about @Wikipedia. Author of The Know-It-Alls, on Silicon Valley's libertarian politics: http://thenewpress.com/books/know-it-alls.
Looking through the Epstein files and seeing his deep ties — financial and otherwise — with AI pioneer Marvin Minsky of MIT. Which reminds me of a quote attributed to Minsky: “An ethicist is someone who sees something wrong with whatever you have in mind.”
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Marvin Minsky — Epstein Emails
All email conversations with Marvin Minsky from Jeffrey Epstein's account (jeevacation@gmail.com). Sourced from the House Oversight Committee data release.
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February 4, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Looking through the Epstein files and seeing his deep ties — financial and otherwise — with AI pioneer Marvin Minsky of MIT. Which reminds me of a quote attributed to Minsky: “An ethicist is someone who sees something wrong with whatever you have in mind.”
www.jmail.world/person/marvi...
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Spain plans to ban social media access for children under 16, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Tuesday, in a move designed to shield young people from the harms of online content.
Spain considers social media ban for under-16s, joining others in Europe
Spain's prime minister says that his government plans to ban social media access for children under 16.
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February 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Spain plans to ban social media access for children under 16, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Tuesday, in a move designed to shield young people from the harms of online content.
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This race was such a massive swing blowout that Democrat Taylor Rehmet literally won a city called White Settlement
February 1, 2026 at 1:03 PM
This race was such a massive swing blowout that Democrat Taylor Rehmet literally won a city called White Settlement
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Looking at the list of 19 new CBS News commentators, the median number of times they appear in the searchable Epstein database is 2 and the mean is 100
January 31, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Looking at the list of 19 new CBS News commentators, the median number of times they appear in the searchable Epstein database is 2 and the mean is 100
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A Bad Heir Day at the Fed
No, Kevin Warsh isn’t qualified
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January 30, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Bezos in Paris! The extreme wealth and power of Silicon Valley leaders has flattened the usual tale of wealth-induced decadence. Bezos has gone from empire builder to fashionista in a single lifetime! Watch on IG www.instagram.com/reel/DUGVeVw...
Read in The Know-It-Alls @thenewpress.bsky.social
Read in The Know-It-Alls @thenewpress.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Bezos in Paris! The extreme wealth and power of Silicon Valley leaders has flattened the usual tale of wealth-induced decadence. Bezos has gone from empire builder to fashionista in a single lifetime! Watch on IG www.instagram.com/reel/DUGVeVw...
Read in The Know-It-Alls @thenewpress.bsky.social
Read in The Know-It-Alls @thenewpress.bsky.social
To Facemash or not to Facemash? Jurors in California social media addiction trial must be allowed to connect the dots. @thenewpress.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 2:17 PM
To Facemash or not to Facemash? Jurors in California social media addiction trial must be allowed to connect the dots. @thenewpress.bsky.social
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if CBS and the Washington Post both gut their newsrooms this week, that’s the nail in the coffin for the “just find a nice billionaire and settle down” theory of media preservation
January 26, 2026 at 5:20 PM
if CBS and the Washington Post both gut their newsrooms this week, that’s the nail in the coffin for the “just find a nice billionaire and settle down” theory of media preservation
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An insane, perfect encapsulation of it all:
The same day Trump’s agents kill a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse in broad daylight, the CEOs of Apple and Amazon join Trump to watch a private screening of a film about his wife directed by an alleged sexual abuser who was seen shirtless in the Epstein Files
The same day Trump’s agents kill a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse in broad daylight, the CEOs of Apple and Amazon join Trump to watch a private screening of a film about his wife directed by an alleged sexual abuser who was seen shirtless in the Epstein Files
January 25, 2026 at 3:28 AM
An insane, perfect encapsulation of it all:
The same day Trump’s agents kill a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse in broad daylight, the CEOs of Apple and Amazon join Trump to watch a private screening of a film about his wife directed by an alleged sexual abuser who was seen shirtless in the Epstein Files
The same day Trump’s agents kill a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse in broad daylight, the CEOs of Apple and Amazon join Trump to watch a private screening of a film about his wife directed by an alleged sexual abuser who was seen shirtless in the Epstein Files
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Not that there was much doubt, but of course they are lying www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Video contradicts Trump’s claim man killed in Minneapolis was a ‘gunman’
Video evidence reviewed by Guardian shows Alex Pretti, killed by agents in Minneapolis, held a phone, not a gun
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Not that there was much doubt, but of course they are lying www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The biggest tech story for 2026 doesn’t appear to be one: the proposed billionaires’ tax in California, which goes after wealth not income. If we are to dig out of the deep hole of inequality led by Big Tech, we need to support bold ideas like a wealth tax. @thenewpress.bsky.social @seiuca.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:15 PM
The biggest tech story for 2026 doesn’t appear to be one: the proposed billionaires’ tax in California, which goes after wealth not income. If we are to dig out of the deep hole of inequality led by Big Tech, we need to support bold ideas like a wealth tax. @thenewpress.bsky.social @seiuca.org
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Personally owned or chartered jets are potent signifiers of over-the-top wealth, redolent of exclusivity and power, yet they evoke all of the darker aspects of that privilege and are a rather dangerous luxury [ @jeffwise.bsky.social @vanityfair.com ] www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...
A Private Jet Full of Vegas Revelers Never Made It Home. Would They Have Been Safer Flying Commercial?
Fancy fliers are creating a huge boom in private-jet travel, no longer the exclusive province of Fortune 500 companies, Donald Trump, or Taylor Swift. Yet for all the allure of flying private, it’s a ...
www.vanityfair.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Personally owned or chartered jets are potent signifiers of over-the-top wealth, redolent of exclusivity and power, yet they evoke all of the darker aspects of that privilege and are a rather dangerous luxury [ @jeffwise.bsky.social @vanityfair.com ] www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...
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Interestingly, the best thing from last weekend's SNL is this clip that was cut for time and posted on a Tuesday night: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA8O...
Weekend Update: Tommy Brennan on Trump's ICE Deployments in Minnesota - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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January 21, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Interestingly, the best thing from last weekend's SNL is this clip that was cut for time and posted on a Tuesday night: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA8O...
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The inevitability of AI is now under threat from no one wanting to use it.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:14 PM
The inevitability of AI is now under threat from no one wanting to use it.
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The Nobel Peace Prize becoming so prestigious that wars are fought over a head of state coveting it is some real monkey paw stuff for Alfred Nobel.
January 19, 2026 at 8:47 AM
The Nobel Peace Prize becoming so prestigious that wars are fought over a head of state coveting it is some real monkey paw stuff for Alfred Nobel.
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🧵 Trump administration AI policy is widely described as deregulatory. This description is misleading. What's happening is not the absence of governance but its rearrangement--intensive state intervention operating through mechanisms we don't typically call regulation. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The mirage of AI deregulation
One of the most interventionist approaches to technology governance in the United States in a generation has cloaked itself in the language of deregulation. In early December 2025, President Donald Tr...
www.science.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:23 PM
🧵 Trump administration AI policy is widely described as deregulatory. This description is misleading. What's happening is not the absence of governance but its rearrangement--intensive state intervention operating through mechanisms we don't typically call regulation. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Happy 25th birthday to Wikipedia … the only large-scale platform to reject advertising and surveillance. Why? Because it’s guided by its users not a Know-It-All founder. Why is it so successful? Because it believes in assuming good faith. @thenewpress.bsky.social
#TheKnow-It-Alls
#TheKnow-It-Alls
January 17, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Happy 25th birthday to Wikipedia … the only large-scale platform to reject advertising and surveillance. Why? Because it’s guided by its users not a Know-It-All founder. Why is it so successful? Because it believes in assuming good faith. @thenewpress.bsky.social
#TheKnow-It-Alls
#TheKnow-It-Alls
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Sure. AI companies have ALWAYS been training their models on Wikipedia content, which under the free and open access model is available to anyone — including AI companies. Agreements like these require AI companies to limit and offset the strain they place on Wikimedia infrastructure.
Hoping that @molly.wiki can help explain.
Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity and others
January 15, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Sure. AI companies have ALWAYS been training their models on Wikipedia content, which under the free and open access model is available to anyone — including AI companies. Agreements like these require AI companies to limit and offset the strain they place on Wikimedia infrastructure.
Best explanation for Wikipedia’s status as ‘last unenshittified major website’ is a core belief: Assume Good Faith. Or, Expect Good Faith. Wikipedia tells the truth re: quack science, conspiracy theories, propaganda outlets because it earnestly seeks truth. No both-sidesing!
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Best explanation for Wikipedia’s status as ‘last unenshittified major website’ is a core belief: Assume Good Faith. Or, Expect Good Faith. Wikipedia tells the truth re: quack science, conspiracy theories, propaganda outlets because it earnestly seeks truth. No both-sidesing!
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Happy Wikipedia Day! #Wikipedia25
From dial-up days to now, travel through Wikipedia's history.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Happy Wikipedia Day! #Wikipedia25
With the news that Mark Zuckerberg named a former Trump advisor as Meta’s new president I wanted to explore the claim that extremist Democrats like Joe Biden pushed Silicon Valley into the arms of Trump. #TheKnowItAlla #TheBreakitAlls
January 14, 2026 at 2:59 PM
With the news that Mark Zuckerberg named a former Trump advisor as Meta’s new president I wanted to explore the claim that extremist Democrats like Joe Biden pushed Silicon Valley into the arms of Trump. #TheKnowItAlla #TheBreakitAlls
Much praise to @warren.senate.gov for keeping the focus on Reid Hoffman and how he and other Silicon Valley "liberals" use their wealth to keep the Democrats pro-Big Tech. Hoffman’s plan is to “manage” the destruction from Silicon Valley. We need to stop it. 1/2 www.theverge.com/news/860706/...
Democrats should reject tech influence to win elections, Warren says
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) urged Democrats to put working people over rich donors.
www.theverge.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Much praise to @warren.senate.gov for keeping the focus on Reid Hoffman and how he and other Silicon Valley "liberals" use their wealth to keep the Democrats pro-Big Tech. Hoffman’s plan is to “manage” the destruction from Silicon Valley. We need to stop it. 1/2 www.theverge.com/news/860706/...
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Meta names former Trump advisor Dina Powell McCormick as president, vice chair
Meta names former Trump advisor Dina Powell McCormick as president, vice chair
cnb.cx
January 12, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Meta names former Trump advisor Dina Powell McCormick as president, vice chair
How’d we get to Move Fast and Break America? From Big Tech treating people like machines and machines like people. #TheKnow-It-Alls @thenewpress.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 2:17 PM
How’d we get to Move Fast and Break America? From Big Tech treating people like machines and machines like people. #TheKnow-It-Alls @thenewpress.bsky.social